CSDILA Research Group

Prof Alex Felson

A/Prof Alice Nairne O'Connor

DR Amir Khodabandeh

DR Behnam Atazadeh

A/Prof Behzad Rismanchi

DR Benny Chen

DR Davood Shojaei

DR Fahimeh Abedi

DR Hossein Parineh

DR Iman Taheri Sarteshnizi

A/Prof Jagannath Aryal

Projects

Projects conducted by research group members

Displaying 10 projects from 133 for the research group.

Infrastructure Protection Utilising Real Time Monitoring of Affected Catchments.

2025 - 2027

Building 4.0 CRC

2019 - 2027

Csiro - Postgraduate Student Agreement

2024 - 2027

ARC Research Hub for Resilient and Intelligent Infrastructure Systems (RIIS) in Urban, Resources and Energy Sectors

2022 - 2027

ARC Research Hub for Resilient and Intelligent Infrastructure Systems (RIIS) in Urban, Resources and Energy Sectors

2022 - 2027

Scholarly Works

Scholarly Works by research group members

Displaying 10 scholarly works from 1286 for the research group.

Evolving research directions toward practical bridge health monitoring with streaming data

M Nasim, IT Sarteshnizi, A Rajabifard, B Samali

Journal article | 2026 | Journal of Infrastructure Intelligence and Resilience

Open access

The rapid expansion of continuous sensing has led to major growth in research on bridge structural health monitoring (SHM), with s..

The association between passenger vehicle size and pedestrian fatality in Australia

I Taheri Sarteshnizi, N Nassir, A Rajabifard, M Haghani

Journal article | 2026 | Sustainable Cities and Society

Open access

Pedestrian death rate in Australia has increased over multiple consecutive years, following decades of relatively consistent decli..

A network flow optimisation model for operational planning of modular autonomous public transport services with in-motion transfers

Neema Nassir, Andres Fielbaum, Sapan Tiwari, Avishai Avi Ceder

Journal article | 2026 | Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies

Open access

Modular Autonomous Vehicles (MAVs) enable public transport services in which small pods couple into platoons on trunk segments and..

Regionally-derived orbit corrections in PPP-RTK: methodology and performance

C Ke, A Khodabandeh, B Zhang

Journal article | 2026 | GPS Solutions

In integer ambiguity resolution enabled precise point positioning (PPP-RTK), satellite orbit information is a critical system inpu..

Hybrid solar-wind-ocean thermal system for zero-energy buildings: Optimization and performance analysis in Australian coastal cities

E Assareh, B Rismanchi, A Anwar, I Poultangari, M Fahimzadeh, T Ngo

Journal article | 2026 | Energy

Growing global demand for sustainable and reliable energy systems has intensified interest in renewable multigeneration technologi..

Vehicle ramming in crowded spaces: Risk epidemiology and implications for management

H Parineh, M Haghani, C Feliciani, P Geoerg, S McKinley, PH Christensen, A Rajabifard

Journal article | 2026 | International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

Vehicle ramming has become an increasingly important crowd safety concern in urban environments, yet its epidemiology and operatio..

Lower limb joint kinematics in older adults during steady-state walking in the home setting

M Yavari, Z Fang, Y Chen, D Shojaei, P Lee, A Rajabifard, DC Ackland

Journal article | 2026 | Gait and Posture

Open access

Background: Older adults most commonly experience falls in the home setting, yet the extent to which age and the internal home env..

Royal Park Designed Experiments: Constructing Food Webs and Urban Biodiversity through Species Reintroduction

Alexander Felson, Ary Hoffmann, Gina Dahl, Harrison Baxter, Hiromi Isabel Yagui Briones, Michael KEARNEY, City of Melbourne, Lee Harrison, Jim Morton, Muniroth Lim

Original Creative Work | 2026

The Royal Park Designed Experiments investigate how landscape architecture, ecological science, and designed interventions can sup..

Synergising circularity and temporal dynamics into life cycle sustainability assessment of prefabricated buildings: A system dynamics-based assessment with static–dynamic comparison

M Sindhu Pradeep, B Rismanchi, A Stephan, T Ngo

Journal article | 2026 | Building and Environment

Open access

The rapid growth of the building sector, alongside its significant contribution to the climate crisis, has heightened the need for..

The ‘What If’ framework: A scenario-based counterfactual approach to modelling urban resilience and disaster impact

R Camacho, J Aryal, A Rajabifard

Journal article | 2026 | Sustainable Cities and Society

Open access

Urban growth in hazard-prone regions is frequently shaped by informal settlement expansion. Yet, disaster impact assessments typic..

News

News by research group members

Displaying 10 news articles from 56 for the research group.

Big US-style trucks are killing more pedestrians in Australia – our research proves it

Milad Haghani, Abbas Rajabifard, Iman Taheri Sarteshnizi, Neema Nassir

For several years now, more Australians have been dying on the road. This trend is moving Australia further away from its Vision Zero amb..

August 6, 2026

As China bans new cars with unsafe doors, Australia risks becoming a ‘dumping’ ground

Milad Haghani

Australia risks becoming a “dumping” ground for electric cars following the introduction of new Chinese safety rules from next year, a repo..

July 26, 2026

After 100 years, the song of a lost cricket returns to Venice Lagoon

Alex Felson, Filippo M. Buzzetti, Enzo Morretto, Miriama Young, Monica Lim, Gina Dahl, Harrison Baxter, Vittorio Lovato, Jagannath Aryal, Michael-Shawn Fletcher, Ary Hoffmann, Michael Kearney, Therésa Jones, Alice Kesminas, Natalie King, Abbas Rajabifard, Ross Dennis, Sophie Gleeson

All around the world, one of the first signs of summer is the evening song of the cricket. But the song is more than a familiar sound; it i..

May 11, 2026

pursuit Article

Crashes involving animals spike in winter. Here’s how to avoid them

Milad Haghani

If you’ve driven on regional Australian roads, you’ve likely seen the signs warning of kangaroos and other animals – the familiar “wildlife..

May 6, 2026

Green tram tracks cut heat and beautify cities. Why isn’t Australia doing it?

Milad Haghani, Ryan Keenan

Cities are hotter than the surrounding countryside. Paved surfaces such as asphalt and concrete trap heat and release it at night. But as c..

April 22, 2026

Victoria has made public transport free – NSW hasn’t. Has there been any difference in uptake?

Milad Haghani, Iman Taheri Sarteshnizi, Neema Nassir

The recent military conflict in the Middle East triggered a sharp increase in petrol prices throughout March, with the federal government’s..

April 14, 2026

Is free public transport a good idea? It depends on who gets on board

Milad Haghani, Iman Taheri Sarteshnizi, Neema Nassir

Petrol prices in Australia have risen sharply over the past six weeks. In early February, prices in major cities were around 160–180 cents ..

April 2, 2026

Teens suffer the most from e-bike incidents – are stricter rules the answer?

Milad Haghani

E-bikes and e-scooters are in the spotlight again. That’s because Queensland, as part of a parliamentary inquiry, is pushing for the nati..

March 18, 2026

Ed Sheeran caught the train to Melbourne to protect the climate. But what about his thousands of fans?

Milad Haghani

This week, images on social media showed global superstar Ed Sheeran alighting from the overnight train from Sydney into the decidedly util..

February 27, 2026

‘Don’t leave late’ is the best advice for fires or floods. These terrifying videos show why

Sara Fazeli, Milad Haghani, Moe Mohammad Mojtahedi, Taha Hossein Rashidi

Where are you at most risk when a flood or bushfire strikes? You might think it’s at home. But in reality, the most dangerous time is when ..

February 26, 2026